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Guinea razor shell

Solen guinensis Hanley, 1842

Status not recordedmolluscs

The guinea razor shell (Solen guinensis) is a species in the family Solenidae, order Adapedonta.

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Quick facts about the guinea razor shell

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the guinea razor shell live?

Not recorded

Is the guinea razor shell endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the guinea razor shell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderAdapedonta
  5. familySolenidae
  6. genusSolen
  7. SpeciesSolen guinensis Hanley, 1842

Synonyms Solen guinaicus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the guinea razor shell

Other species in the same genus Solen.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the guinea razor shell?

The guinea razor shell (Solen guinensis) belongs to the family Solenidae in the order Adapedonta.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Guinea razor shell (Solen guinensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/guinea-razor-shell

MLA

“Guinea razor shell (Solen guinensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/guinea-razor-shell.

BibTeX
@misc{guinea_razor_shell_2026,
  title = {Guinea razor shell (Solen guinensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/guinea-razor-shell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}